Cristóbal Balenciaga (TV series)

In 1937, after a successful career with his ateliers in Madrid and San Sebastián dressing the Spanish elite and aristocracy, the designer Cristóbal Balenciaga made the international leap by presenting his first haute couture collection in Paris. However, the designs that set trends in Spain did not work in the sophisticated fashion empire that Paris had become, where Chanel, Dior and Givenchy were the benchmark for haute couture. Guided by his obsession for control in all aspects of his life, Balenciaga would define his style to become one of the greatest designers in history.^[3]

• Alberto San Juan as Cristobal Balenciaga
• Thomas Coumans^[a] as Wladzio D'Attainville, Cristóbal's boyfriend
• Adam Quintero as Ramón Esparza
• Josean Bengoetxea [es]^[b] as Nicolás Bizkarrondo
• Cecilia Solaguren^[c] as Virgilia Mendizabal
• Gemma Whelan as Prudence Glynn
• Anouk Grinberg^[d] as Coco Chanel
• Patrice Thibaud [fr]^[e] as Christian Dior
• Adrien Dewitte^[f] as Hubert de Givenchy
• Claude Perron^[g] as Renée Tamisier
• Camille Glémet^[h] as Suzanne
• Émeline Bayart [fr]^[i] as Florette

• Nine d'Urso as Colette
• Iñake Irastorza [eu] as Vera

• Elvira Cuadrupani as Bettina Ballard
• Gabrielle Lazure as Carmel Snow
• Itziar Aizpuru [es] as Cristóbal's mother
• Ane Urtizberea as Ruth
• Francis Leplay as Lucien Lelong
• Roxane Duran as Cécile
• Christian Abart [fr] as Heim
• Jean Paul Szybura as Marcel Boussac
• Armel Cazedepats as Philippe Venet
• Anna-Victoire Olivier as Audrey Hepburn
• Marjorie Glantz as Edith Head
• Belén Cuesta as Fabiola
• Olalla Hernández [es] as Carmen

On 12 November 2021, Disney+ announced that they would produce their first original series in Spain: Balenciaga, a biographical series about Spanish couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga.^[6] In June 2022, Alberto San Juan was cast as Balenciaga, while the rest of the cast was revealed in July 2022.^[7][8] In late September 2022, it was announced that the series was on track to complete filming after four months of work in various locations.^[9]

When Disney+ announced the premiere date for the series, it was revealed that at some point in production the title of the series had changed from Balenciaga to Cristóbal Balenciaga.^[10]

On 30 October 2023, Disney+ released the teaser trailer and announced that the series would premiere on Disney+ in Spain and on Star+ in Latin America on 19 January 2024.^[11][12] On 18 December 2023, the final trailer for the series was released.^[13]